Eggs in an air fryer

Eggs has no conventional oven equivalent — an air fryer replaces a different method here. 130 °C for 10–16 min.

Side by side

The temperature that actually decides it

Times above are for planning. Whether eggs is done is decided by the internal temperature and nothing else — appliance wattage varies by roughly a factor of two across the category, and thickness changes the time more than any setting does. A probe thermometer in the thickest part is the only reliable answer.

What goes wrong

• There is no oven equivalent — this replaces boiling rather than baking, which is why no oven figure is given.
• Straight from the fridge onto the rack, no water. 10 minutes at 130 °C gives a soft yolk, 15 a firm one.
• Into cold water immediately afterwards, or they keep cooking and the yolk greys.

Air fryer wattage and basket size vary widely, so treat the first batch as a calibration run and write down what worked. These figures are compiled guidance, not a published standard. Timings vary noticeably between models; treat the first batch as a calibration run.